One marine killed as search for missing continues after US military planes collides off coast of Japan

At least one US Marine has been killed and rescue teams are searching for five others missing after two US aircraft collided in mid-air and crashed into the sea off the coast of Japan during a refuelling exercise. Japanese and American officials said they had so far found two of the seven Marines who had been aboard the aircraft, an F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet and a KC-130 Hercules. “One of the recovered Marines is in fair condition and the other has been declared deceased by competent medical personnel,” a US Marine Corps statement said.